Percussionist, composer and educator Thea Rossen is celebrated for her solo recitals and has attracted worldwide attention for her Music for Our Changing Climate, a powerful performance project exploring issues surrounding climate change and developed through a residency at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Canada. Since graduating from the Australian National Academy of Music, Thea has established a career as an innovative musician in Australia. She was a finalist for the Freedman Fellowships and fellow at the Bang on A Can summer festival in 2018 and has presented works at the Melbourne Recital Centre’s Metropolis Festival, Peninsula Summer Music Festival and was a featured artist in PlayOn’s sixth series. Most recently Thea premiered the Milk Carton Confessions, a new show written for her by composer Michael Sollis, at the Extended Play Festival in Sydney 2019. Thea is a founding member of the Enyato Duo with clarinettist Luke Carbon and Director of the Ad Lib Collective, a group of performers, composers and creators focussed on connecting with audiences through innovative performance events including cross genre collaborations and immersive concert experiences. Thea also writes and tours children’s education concerts and has written and presented works with the Melbourne and Western Australian Symphony Orchestras as well as Musica Viva in Schools.